January 31, 2025
Astrology Report + Recap New Moon in Aquarius
I want to tell you this loud and clear – the New Moon in Aquarius on January 29 was just what the doctors’ ordered. And for the sake of the metaphor and explanation, astrologers are kind of like interpretive doctors of the sky! Let me tell you, we will take any strength or hopeful signifier we can get right now. This Mars retrograde is a soup that will not drain. January has been a crazy month – I know people need information and in some ways that information feels to be a stronger urge than even pure human connection! There are multiple reasons for this.
#1 we are in the Saturnian times of the year. Capricorn season neighboring Aquarius season makes it serious – plain and simple. The evidence is there to prove it; this is the heart of winter where we hibernate in order to evaluate and lay a particular foundation for where we want to see growth in the year ahead. Yes this is a classic winter to spring story, the poetry of changing seasons.
The poetry (as poetry does) is embodied and emotional, we feel poetry and the planets support analytically what our body knows intuitively. Astrologically, we are looking at Saturn during the heart of winter, a time that can feel so slow (the operative words being time and slow – Saturn is here) and in the spring, we are looking at Mars and Venus. The juxtaposition is drastic, and 2025’s Saturn season of Capricorn and Aquarius are even deeper into this seriousness collectively and how this impacts our own personal growth. The stoicism of thoughtful contemplation stretches our sense of time. The brass tacks: Mars retrograde in fall (Cancer). Remember astrology is a survey of time past and time ahead so when we look to the present moment we can make greater sense of the framework. The present is framed by past and future. We have to note this when we think where is it all leading to– the answer is always, somewhere. The choices we make today are already impacting the results tomorrow and this isn’t to put pressure on you, its to make you feel empowered and in control. You are effectual to your own life. The birth-chart works for you, you do not work for it. The astrology is not prescriptive or clinical, it is medicinal and herbalist.
The sky isn’t necessarily depressing right now but it is certainly frustrating and so annoying that we’re in a palpable slow motion when [in certain areas] we want to feel efficient! I know! I get it! Mars is physical, hence the deep bodily reaction to Mars retrograde – more tired, harder to socialize or go into the world, lots of preparation to do anything, and all the other results of this same notion of which there are hundreds.
This is when I ask – ok, so if we are here now then where are we going later? Because as I wrote above winter is always a Saturnian time, but 2025 hits harder and that is because of all those unimaginable, rare, vibrant pushes ahead in April and beyond. January through March may continue to feel quite slow but we have stunning moments of reprise sprinkled throughout and boy do we need them. Okay! Back to the new moon.
This New Moon in Aquarius on Jan 29 had a harmonic trine from Jupiter in Gemini and while it is in detriment – Jupiter is Jupiter no matter what – abundant and in compromised states still roots for what’s greater, perhaps even more. Retrogrades are also about uncovering truths, things that need perspective. The Jupiterian positive outcomes do not dissipate just like for Mars the desire to thrust forward doesn’t either. When planets are in challenging positions they are still working to do what they do and when they get a little help from their friends – like Jupiter just received from the moon –we have to jump on it. Oh and what is always being ruled by the moon right now – Mars… hello! Hence the moodiness (or the moony-ness… wow) and the ever-changes in our emotions.
We have a Pisces stack (Saturn, Venus, Neptune, and the North Node has just joined the party) and we have an Aquarius stack. Now I don't want to ignore in modern astrology Aquarius is ruled by Uranus, but because Saturn is so implicated in this Pisces stack, I am placing a bit more focus on Aqua's traditional ruler. And plus Uranus really gets its moment later in the year when it ends its seven year charade in Taurus and ingresses into Gemini.
But here's some deep Uranus tidbits: it is all very creative and progressively alternative. Aquarius season does spark a particular form of Uranian creative problem solving yearly and it is unpacking our deepest desires more than ever. As I’ve been saying - times are slow and slowing – but where is this happening and why? The answer is where the focus goes. I have been talking since September about completion of projects in order to start new chapters in 2025. Well these projects are the focus of this martian slush right now. Sit with yourself and ask yourself – where is all the focus going? And how can I problem solve creatively to get to the going.
Now all the aspects of life are being looked at - there is possibility for change and real change comes from holistic purvey. Your question with yourself is where is the change happening in 2025. If we work hard to understand that, if we actually work hard right now, the payoff is later. None of this is easy. Working hard right now is especially difficult.
I think of all the signs Capricorns have armor easily accessible, in fact my dear Caps of which there are many lol you may even be enjoying this head-down, elbow grease, beating ourselves up internally thing we got going on... and you may even see it as necessary and helpful.(Anyway I digress but we can learn from them?)
This is also your opportunity to laugh at life. Because its just wild. And if this email is coming and you are like wow life is feeling particularly ludicrous – laugh. As an astrologer, my clients know that I utilize my sense of humor as a tool, and I think about this tool as a wand. The moment I tap into this myself while talking about something extremely heavy with a client – a lightness comes in - I see people laugh and realize that they are human in a life, and oh yes… we are all part of something greater. In fact, humans love the feeling of being a part of something greater than them. Why? Because humanity is connection which is synonymous with the concept of life.
Take a step out, see what is happening, what is being asked of you, what has changed since November 1* and put every ounce of your being into that.
*hint hint the change may be where you are placing your energy.
In modern astrology (as opposed to traditional), the astrological seasons’ rulerships from winter to spring go as such – here is Caitlin’s list of corresponding words. The words describe meaning and actual physical descriptors of the planets.
- Capricorn/Saturn: Time, evaluation, work, spinning, ringed/protected, stormy
- Aquarius/Uranus: Innovation, progress, impact, surprise, tilted, effectual, reverberant, icy prone to slipping, surrounded by 2 dozen small moons
- Pisces/Neptune: Creativity, imagination, lucidity, turbulent weather, dark, cold, windy
- Aries/Mars: Red, Rocky, Dry, Ambitious, Aggressive, Determined, Adventurous
- Taurus/Venus: Hot, Bright, Volcanic, Enchanting, Adored, Desirous, Loving, Decorated
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Friday, November 15, 2024
4:28pm ET |1:28pm PT | 2:28pm MT | 3:28pm CT | 10:28pm CET
24º Taurus
We have a lot to get into but first –
Are you feeling stuck in the mud, like nothing is moving forward?
Well we only have 4 more days of this Plutonian portal and then yes in 4 days, not only does a whole new era begin but also a new generation!
Pluto is associated with each generation –
us millennials, we have Pluto in Scorpio,
Gen Z you have Pluto in Sag,
Gen Alpha Pluto in Capricorn,
Gen X you Pluto in Libra
Baby Boomers , you are split between Pluto in Leo and Pluto in Virgo,
Silent Generation Pluto in Cancer,
so on and so forth.
In times of universal beginnings and endings, we are prepared for life to change in an hour, in a minute, in one second – this is how we experience changes. One minute we are one way, and the next we are another shifting in mood, circumstance, relations, opportunities, breath. And I think that this Pluto shift will probably settle in like that. We were stuck and now we’re not.
This full Moon in Taurus focuses on exactly where and how you have been feeling said stickiness, focusing on that origin of this gelatinous bubble so that when it pops, you’re attuned level of awareness can absorb freedom.
November 1, 2024
8:47am EST | 5:47am PST | 6:47am PST | 7:47am PST
9º Scorpio
Hello Hello Hello Out There!! I hope this email finds you well amidst the core of Fall. These days are the center of this adored season of nostalgia and quintessential activities! You all know what I mean...Fall of all the seasons includes a checklist of stuff we must do, eat, see, enjoy in order to indulge in it as deeply as possible. And somehow Fall feels as though it's fleeting as soon as it begins.
I love the New Moon in Scorpio because in essence it is the least new moon energy of all them. ok Ok not that it isn't a new moon, of course it is – but New Moons are about breathing in possibility and beginnings. New Moons teach us that beginnings are possible all of the time, and are not these rare life occurrences. But Scorpio is the sign of disintegration, it teaches us about the process of undoing and it is a portal to the portion of the year where we metamorphosize. Scorpio, Sag, Cap, Aqua, Pisces -- these are the seasons where the internal work is done, where the most transformation can happen and Scorpio is the bridge that helps us to understand that. Doesn't sound so 'new' does it? Doesn't put the "New" in "New Moon"... well look, I don't disagree.
But the New Moon in Scorpio – especially this one – teaches us that disintegration is a part of the magic of possibility. This new moon isn't about breakdown, it's actually just extremely magical. Like classically magical. Like wait what solar system --- you are giving us a purely magical new moon right before a historic and inarticulable [on so many levels] election in the US? Well as we say – as above, so below and the above says take the magic carpet by the horns and pump the ignition.
What is magic exactly? I know what magic means to me. But what does it mean to you? Magic is pretty much everywhere – you're alive right? That is miraculous. If even you say you don't believe in it, you totally subscribe to it because you are human and we are each made of magic.
You've seen situations unfold naturally, and without force? Well that is a form of magic. You've met an unexpected new friend where there was an instant connection, a lover, a partner, a person who knows a family member of yours hundreds of miles away... this is also magic.
I don't know about you, but I would love a little magic always. A little remembrance that no matter what we are a part of something larger than us and that unexpected extraordinary things can happen everyday. It requires cognizance of symbolism, experiences, connections. It requires us to open our eyes, attune our ears, feel the tiny muscles in our body and say out loud "oh yes that is who I am, where I am, what I am..."
But my friends, this new moon is not all roses and dahlias – this new moon forms a trine to Saturn which means the flowers have a place, they have a structure to infuse the magic into. It's not just floundering around in the ether. Thank goodness. The trine aspect is a form of rhythm. The trine allows something to happen without force.
Where do you need magic? How do you connect to this word? And if you dislike the word... why? Magic and miracles are everywhere and at some point they gained a weird rep by some and the point is Saturn is here to rationalize the words for you.
Where do you need something miraculous to happen? Scorpio oh Scorpio... the wise astrological energy, the middle child water sign – integrated, understanding of life, wry, guttural, there's not an energy quite so REAL as the Scorpion energy. Purity is lucid, lucidity is pure, the veil is thin and we can see through it. So take a look through the looking glass -- Saturn can give the facts to the murky and inexplicable.
If you need guidance in discussing anything above, or perhaps there is an area of your life that needs the spiritual focus to transform, or maybe you are metamorphosizing or you already have (Pluto in Capricorn is finally leaving Nov. 19 -- looking at those with strong Cardinal placements!!!! Shed what began in 2008 when Pluto entered Capricorn.
What will survive from that time and what must become transformed by Pluto in Aquarius – we need this innovation.)
October 2, 2024
2:49pm EST | 11:49am PST |12:49pm MST | 1:49pm CST
10º Libra
Good Morning amidst the Solar Eclipse in Libra!
May it wash over you, may you surrender, and may you not get PSST OFF.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, I know – easier said than done. But I promise you, its gonna be better than to get angry. There is no reason to allow your energy to get involved with the eclipse. Calm down and control the tension. Mars is in Cancer right now (that means it is in Fall!) entering its shadow period before it goes retrograde in December. Thus, over sensitivity and defensiveness can occur at any point. I encourage you to notice when these reactive tendencies arise and learn from them. What are you trying to say? Speak clearly. Work with yourself. Sometimes it is important to notice the qualities we just don’t like. Look – you’re not always gonna like yourself, and neither are the people in your life. This is human. Observe and reflect but instead of allowing your energy to be overly drained by one emotional state — remember that we do actually have the capacity to shift and alter ourselves at any minute.
Eclipse season is not the time to change yourself, the changes will happen regardless! We are working with time during an eclipse and time is way bigger than us.
So do what you need to do. Face it all head on. But trying to force yourself and your world to be something right now during a time-traveling moment? It is simply not… the time.
What is the difference between forcing and being? Well one feels like you're using your might, like you're pushing something while the other feels light, like floating (and yes even voicing your opinion or determination can feel like floating…)
You have a job interview, you’re laid off, things change, people have opinions, suddenly something new begins… be soulfully present with each thing without trying to be some other version of yourself. Yes, this is deep work. It takes practice and now is your time because we are in a portal of endings and beginnings. During an eclipse season, everything has meaning.
The eclipse will affect us until late libra Libra Season, October 17. The first quarter moon phase settles in on October 10 — the energy will soften around then with the full eclipse season ending October 17, one month (or moonth) after the Sept 17 eclipse we experienced.
Eclipse Activities:
Dance
Make a Playlist
Go on a wandering walk
Kiss the skin on your body!
Hug Yourself
Breathing exercises
Self-Massage
Stretch
And,
Think about 2023 & 2024
Think about 2013-2015
What narrative began in April 2023 that follows an adjacent narrative that occurred in 2013-2015 (this is last time the nodes of destiny were in Aries and Libra.) When an eclipse series comes around, it is a continuum of information synthesizing a story that continues throughout your lifetime – you’re in another chapter of your Aries-Libra eclipse story.
Dates:
April 20, 2023
October 14, 2023
March 25, 2024
April 8, 2024
Previous Aries-Libra Series:
October 18, 2013
April 15, 2014
October 8, 2014
April 4, 2015
September 27, 2015
If you need support in understanding your eclipse story, looking back in time, understanding what I mean by floating…any and all of the above or something else or something specific…
Just remember,
As always,
I am here for you.
Eclipse Playlist by me LINKED HERE
PLUTO IN CAPRICORN ENDS NOVEMBER 19
In Case You Missed My Pluto Email on November 6 please see below!
I had a session with a client this morning who I felt encouraged to send this email again... It is exactly at moments like these that it behooves us to look to the sky. Remember astrology is a teacher of reality, history, pattern, and time. Ultimately it maps the sky to paint a picture of the earth's circumstances. The phrase as above, so below means exactly this – if we look to the map above, we receive a blueprint of the architecture surrounding us. We are in a Plutonian threshold, the most down-&-dirty-serious of them all. I have OPEN AVAILABILITY all weekend. Yes I am opening my practice for the whole weekend – I sense the need for last minute support. It is a powerful time for powerful conversations to discuss the year 2008-present.
The moon is in Aquarius until Saturday evening at 11:53pm EST/8:53pm PST and then will have a dreamy yet emotional reprieve in Pisces. There is still a fair amount of pressure on the moon until then but it is Aqua so there's a nice layer of freedom, insight, and wryness. On Sunday, I want to encourage rest, spiritual practice (if you have one), embodiment, and creative play (watercolors, knitting, singing, playing instruments, listening to music, flower arranging, sleep). ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
from November 6 2024:
Sending comfort to your bodies today and feeling called to chime in to the abundant astrological dialogue. I have received a few messages and I sense it is difficult for those outside of the astrologers’ community to understand what is going to be the most helpful insight from the planets in this moment.
I looked at both presidential candidates charts a lot over the course of the past several months and analyzed them with colleagues. It was challenging to determine who was actually going to win because they both had positive, fortuitous transits coupled with precariously leaning transits — in other words could go either way. I went back and forth about the outcome in every conversation and so did many of us providing for very destabilizing conversations. So now that we’re on the other side of it – I do think as astrologers we need to be choosey about what planets are the healthy ingredient for insight. And truthfully, if we look at all of them simultaneously it does become a confusing cuisine. You know me – I adore the architecture, the design of transits. It is one of my colloquialisms as an astrologer. But today, I challenge that notion in myself because sometimes we actually need to look at one guiding factor. And we have one – Pluto.
We have Pluto. We have been talking about Pluto’s transition from Capricorn to Aquarius for what feels like years and sure you may silently be shaking your head saying Caitlin shut up, BUT I won’t because this is exactly Pluto’s moment. I have said to many of you before diving into Pluto’s individual impact upon your chart that you will see the effects of Pluto’s ingress into Aquarius in the world and that will help you metabolize its personal implications. Obviously for some charts these implications are epic, massive, cataclysmic and for others are general and thematic. Plus, this final ingress (no more Capricorn after Nov. 19) is coupled with Mars retrograde, Mercury retrograde, and Jupiter retrograde. So let’s just say, we ain’t chilling.
On November 19, Pluto will officially move into Aquarius where it will live for 20 years. Capricorn is associated with past structures, infrastructures, unbreakable systems, it is also associated with patriarchal leadership, corporatism, and industry. I want to stress I am not talking about Capricorns when I am talking about Pluto in Capricorn. This is not the same. The energy or belief system of a Capricorn has nothing to do with the themes Capricorn imbues in the generational climate which is Pluto. Aquarius (our other Saturn sign) looks at past structures and asks where the improvement, the efficiency, the innovation can occur. Our modern ruler of Uranus, tips almost everything on its side, distorts the vision, looks at things from different perspectives, finds community and de-centers leadership into collective action. Aquarius is the sign associated with revolt and rebellion. And this does not swing in any one direction. Everybody thinks revolution is upon us – our definitions are what differ. This is universal. Let’s just for a second look at history. The last time Pluto was in Aquarius was from 1777-1798 during which several countries experienced revolutions. During these two decades, the world saw the American Revolution, the French Revolution, and the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. At the tail end of Pluto in Capricorn, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was signed. Pluto is a planet associated with death. There are things that are reborn through a Pluto ingress and there are things that do not survive. The question is what is going to survive in this transition, what is going to die, and lastly, what needs to be revolutionized throughout the course of Pluto in Aquarius. We have undergone 248 years since Pluto was in Aquarius. The throngs of revolution means something completely different, history has amalgamated to now and the future is perhaps adjacent but certainly not identical to what the vision of it once was. We haven't had the impact of this level of fervor quite yet. During Pluto in Capricorn we've seen a lot of failure. Pluto entered Capricorn in 2008 (an insane year. 2007 the end of Pluto in Sagittarius is when the financial crisis began setting forth a period where we saw everything from recession, world's first trillionaires, housing crises, hacking etc you guys we could add a laundry list to what has gone down specifically related to Pluto in Cap globally.) So this should excite you because astrology is a very literal thing. Pluto in Aquarius is fighting to progress, and will fight.
There are a handful of things that could go down in the next few weeks. But I don’t want you to get overwhelmed with the astrology. On a personal level, sure, we should be looking at all the planets, but to quiet the mind – on a global level – put your energy toward the impact of Pluto.
It is at times like these that I deeply encourage you to remember –
As always,
I am here for you.
Let’s look at Pluto in your chart. Pluto is a surveyor of life, death, sex, and transformation – it asks us to metamorphosize our potential and our ability to be reborn. So, let's talk about life, baby – existentially, practically, ancestrally, and beyond.
October 17, 2024
7:26am ET | 4:26am PT | 5:26am MT | 6:26am CT | 1:26pm CET
24º Aries
You’ve seen, you’ve heard, you’ve read or…you’re hearing it here first:
This full moon is extremely close to us (yes, Supermoon y’all!)
And dare us astrologers say, a doozy.
It isn’t an eclipse so that’s amazing news and
I believe we would rather the first full moon post-eclipse season to feel strong and potent rather than weak and feebly. When a full moon like this kicks off well, I get excited. Rub my hands together – feel the heat – excited – Ooo la la –
Bring.
It.
On.
I think it's important for me to lay it on thick, and then pair back. So here’s how this newsletter is gonna work:
- The facts without emotions
- Meaning and Mission
- And lastly, some emotions (because *speculation* you come to this Scorpio-astrologer for the emo-reasons, right? haha)
This is a Full Moon in Aries at 24º opposing the Sun in Libra in its final week of Libra season. A full moon in Aries is always emotionally volatile. When we are dealing with the Libra-Aries axis, we are dealing with the mythological, psychoanalytic, philosophical question – The Self versus The Other. In literature this is widely known as Human versus Human, one of the 7 types of Conflict. It is an axis that deals with the primordial inclination to examine – Who Am I and Who are You and What are WE together? So this is already a full Moon that presents challenges if there is something boiling below the surface with another person – but we have some additional influences...
As the full Moon settles in, she first forms a square with Mars.
But then shortly after the full Moon (around 2:25pm ET) she forms a square with Pluto in Capricorn at 29º just before she enters Taurus. …
Thus, the full moon lunation includes two cardinal squares.
*Enter Circus Music*
We call this a Grand Cardinal Cross.
Teaching moment!
(for those that would like to learn the academics! If not, keep scrolling :)
(A square is a 90 degree angle formed between two planets – Mars in Cancer at 22º squares the Moon in Aries at 22º only an hour prior to the full moon. So it is applying to the full moon. All signs in the same modality (Cardinal, Fixed, Mutable) form challenging aspects – square or opposition. For example: Libra, Capricorn, Aries, Cancer are all Cardinal signs meaning they all either square each other or oppose each other. Libra opposes Aries, Capricorn opposes Cancer, Libra squares the other signs but Aries, so on and so forth… ya follow?) This full Moon is two oppositions – the sun in Libra opposing the moon in Aries, Mars in Cancer opposing Pluto in Capricorn – and four squares – the Sun and the Moon squaring both Mars and Pluto. This is a Grand Cardinal Cross.)
These are the facts.
Now for the Meaning, the Mission, the Emotions:
My goal here is to keep this succinct because there is a lot of information.
With the full Moon in Aries, it goes without saying that our relationships and partnerships are considered and sometimes put under the emotional magnifying glass. First, I want to encourage you to allow this lunation to pass and face the challenges over the weekend – whether it is with your romantic partner(s), your roommate, your best friend, your mother. If it is with a colleague or business-related partner, Monday the 21st – a fresh week– is way better. Remember if you are feeling hot and bothered, then allow yourself to feel that but no need to bring anyone into your belly of the beast. Anger and frustration are important fuels for passion but not the ones that make progress. They fuel the progress. So allow them to settle in and THEN go to the passion, go to the progress. This is an emotionally volatile moon and that shouldn’t scare you – it should make you feel alive.
The Moon is ruled by Mars in Cancer, which is Mars in fall. Mars is in Cancer for 6 months, with a two-month stint in Leo from November 4 to January 6. Then remains in Cancer until April 17. The Mars in Cancer retrograde cycle is a long one!!
We focus on these other planetary themes almost more than the classic Aries-Libra full moon themes during this time. (Also includes the Mars opposition to the final push through Pluto in Capricorn before officially entering Aquarius November 17.)
Mars in fall means our determined planet feels as though it is falling away from purpose, falling down. Mars is tough, Cancer is soft. Mars is passionate and driven, Cancer is compassionate and present. This is the best way to think about this placement. When Mars wants to GO and Cancer wants to pause.. what happens? Projects can take time. But going too fast can present ephemerality, and pausing too long can present stagnancy so Mars can really learn from Cancer and Cancer can really learn from Mars. Learning ain’t easy…Actual, processed knowledge takes time. So whatever projects and endeavors you want to complete right now are the projects you will be focusing on completing by the end of this Mars in Cancer period in April. What can passion and compassion for your projects do together, not separately?
Oh and by the way, projects…lets take a seat with this word. It means something different to everyone. So before you judge the word, take it into your life. A project is different to your artist, doctor, graduate student, entrepreneur friend is also different to your newly married, wants to fall in love, mothering, new-move, new-home, wanting children, wanting change, family hardships, health battles, health desires, spiritual awakening friend is also different to your fill in the blank human. And we are also a combination of projects.
I have about 10 myself.
You get my drift… project is an expansive word, so don’t get stuck in the capitalist [singular] meaning of it. Language is SO important my friends!
Mission:
What are your projects? What do you want to complete that you know will take time? Can you predict for yourself what life-stuff you will see transpire over the next 6 months? And instead of daunting.. how can you see them as adventures? Let me tell you, I personally am daunted by a few big projects I know are ahead and I know transforming the daunt is hard… but remember who is around you..
You are supported. Your body is supported. Your mind is supported. And the steps of your missions will be taken. Laziness is different from a pause. Stress is different from efficiency. We need both – pause when it feels like an abyss of HOW WILL I DO IT and efficiency when the speed of time says Now.
Lists are really helpful for my homework above. But it is deeper than a list. So first take a sit, stare out the window, look at the moon, and ask yourself not only what do you want to complete by April but what do you know will take time to metabolize and therefore, solve. And accept that time.
And lastly, complete the things that are lingering within the next two weeks so your mind is on this life-list you are making now, and not on the stuff that has been waiting for months and even years. Clear it off.
Personal note:
I have decided to release a film installation on October 25. I don’t know what will happen to it, but it needs to officially be living in the world – I cannot wait any longer because it will continue to take more of my mental-stress-energy, and that energy needs to be placed elsewhere. so A. Stay tuned! And B. Use this as inspiration for yourself, however it may apply.
Clients, Friends, Family –
I have so much more to say on these transits. Come see me in my practice. It's a lot out there and up there. As Above, So Below. It is a gift to share this work and my place in it.
